Committee Members

The role of the Committee is defined in the Genetics Society Constitution. Each Committee member is a representative of a major field of genetics.

Genetics Society committee members

Prof Gil McVean Presedent of Genetics Society 2025

President

Professor Gil McVean (2028)

Honorary Secretary

Professor Ian Henderson (2026)

Prof Thorsten Allers Honorary Treasurer

Honorary Treasurer

Prof Thorsten Allers (2030)

VP (Policy)

Professor Alison Woollard (2026)

VP (Membership)

Dr GĂĽneĹź Taylor (2026)

Jonathan Pettit

VP (Public Engagement)

Professor Jonathan Pettitt (2031)

VP (Corporate Affairs)

Professor Jason Wolf (2026)

Scientific Meetings Secretary

Dr Maxim Kapralov (2028)

Website Editor

Dr Natalia Bulgakova (2026)

Magazine Editor

Dr Anna Bazzicalupo (2030)

Anna Maka Postgraduate representative Genetics Society

Postgraduate Student Representative

Anna Maka (2028)

Heredity Editor-in-chief

Professor Sara Goodacre (2025)

Mark Chapman for Applied and Quantitative Genetics Committee position

Applied and Quantitative Genetics

Professor Mark Chapman (2028)

Applied and Quantitative Genetics

Dr Laura Dixon (2025)

Barbara Jennings Ordinary Committee member Cell and Developmental Genetics

Cell and Developmental Genetics

Dr Barbara Jennings (2029)

Yan Wong ordinary Committee Member for Corporate Genetics and Biotechnology

Corporate Genetics and Biotechnology

Dr Yan Wong (2029)

Dan Fordham for the Corporate Genetics and Biotechnology Committee position

Corporate Genetics and Biotechnology

Dr Dan Fordham (2028)

Nicola Nadeau Ordinary Committee member for Evolutionary, Ecological and Population Genetics

Evolutionary, Ecological and Population Genetics

Dr Nicola Nadeau (2029)

Evolutionary, Ecological and Population Genetics

Dr Ed Hollox (2026)

Filipe Karam Teixeira

Gene Structure, Function and Regulation

Dr Felipe Teixera (2030)

Yaser Atlasi for Gene Structure, Function and Regulation Committee position

Gene Structure, Function and Regulation

Dr Yaser Atlasi (2027)

Matt Loose

Genomics

Dr Matt Loose (2030)

Peter Sarkies Ordinary Committee Member Genomics

Genomics

Dr Peter Sarkies (2029)

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